Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-17
SUNDAY IN HE CHURCHES.

reasoning Dy tue sRrlOns Pastors
Morning and Evsnfnx-A Church Or.
anized East OF Sim River.
There was no little activity among the
churches in the city and surroundings
yesterday. Notwithstanding the clouds
threatened and there we're chilly north
ern breezes, the people gathered at Che
various places for worship.
at the Episcopal church Rev. Mr..
Bonn gave a sermon full OF comfort to
the bereayed, from the words relating to
the behesdlnp q. John the Baptist
His disciples come and took up the
body and buried 1t end vent and told
Jesus" "Ihe Msrvels Of the Gospel
was d%iscoursed upon in the evening from
the case of Zacaeus called from the
sycamore tree by Jesus. The benediction
of the savior did not come to Zaoheus
until his promise came to restore his up-
Just gain. 1t is ever true that restoration
OF unlawful gain precedes justification.
In the Sabbath school the pipe organ
cards SEEM to be doing
a grand b%ueiness. From present
appearances. by Christmas $3.50 will be
realized from this source. That added
to the $4,000 received from the enter.
tainment at Turner hall Will help pay
for the pipe organ. The second quar-
ter congregational meeting is postponed
from this week to next week. Through
the efforts OF Mr.. Burns Sunday school
class the Episcopal church has received
from the east q donation Of l45 volumes
for the Sunday school library.
At the Methodist church Rev. Mr.
Hager IN the morning preached upoll
the consequences or benefits which come
to the soul that trusts in God. Every
day be is provided for-all the days OF
his life he is never forsaken. In the
evening the minister gave an sccoun;
of his two years work in Yankton as q
pastor. The membership had been
largely increased and three thousand
dollars raised in the two years. The
debt OF long standing had been wiped
out and the preachers salary all paid
up. The afternoon was given TO the
Womsns' Temperance union, which wat
full OF interest and new incentives fol
renewed labor in the cause.
At the Congregational church MIR
Bradley discoursed in the morning on
"Self Denial" showing that nothing
great was achieved without the posses
sion Of this cardinel virtue. In she
afternoon Mr.. Bradley went out with
eight of his singers to the insane asylum
Mr.. Bradley gave a Discourse full OF
interest to the inmates. Prof. Young
presided at the organ. Beautiful flowers
and singing birds and pleasant faces
and the good music gave q charm to the
occasion. In the evening Mr.. Bradley
took ior his text: "Work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling, fol
it is God who Worketh in you" etc. The
sermon was full Of vigorous thought
and was n OF magical power. The
speaker spoke Of some who entertained
the notion that man wss bus q creature
of circumstances. While this in o meas
ure might be true, yet over against il
comes the old saying, "where there is
will there ia a way" He spoke OF the
snfavorable circumstances surrounding
Columbus. Yet he rose superior to any
obstacle and gave q new world TO Spain
OF the surroundings Of the French cor
porsl, yet he controlled the destinies o
Europe as the Bonspsrte in history. HI
showed that the work TO be wrought on
was both progressive and aggressive
thst we should do ID with fear and tremb
ling, for no one was safe until his life wa
over-that this work wa to be done ii
dependence on God. Mr.. Bradley gue
to sioux City to morrow TO deliver al
address to the z. NJ. O. A for the state o
iowa. Will remain over Sunday ant
exchange with the Congregational pas
tor in Sioux City.
Prof. Shaw preached OF Utica In th
afternoon to q good audience. MIR
Fogsrsy took him out.
Rsv. d. B. Nichols preached ut th
Harding school house, Dakota rivel
east, at ii O'Clock, from the words
"Who then is willing to conseorate hi
service this day 10 the Lord" Afte
the service q Congregational church wa
organized, descons appointed end
building committee, for they propose {
to have a house OF worship by next Ne'
Year. A committee has formed to in
vite q council OF ministers and churehe
to pass on the feasibility Of such an or
ganiza.ion and give their %approbatio
to the enterprise. The council is to COT
vene on Friday the 2Ssh inst at 2 o'cloc
in the afternoon. Yankton friend
cordially invited to be present.